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	Mark Payton Born: 12/07/1991 (Age: 24)
	Bats: Left	Throws: Left
	Height: 5' 8"	Weight: 180
	Primary Position: CF
	Secondary Position: LF

Undersized frame and body; lacks remaining physical projection. Scrappy player; bulldog.

Evaluator	Steve Givarz
Report Date	06/18/2016
Dates Seen
Affiliate	Tampa Yankees (High A, Yankees)

MLB ETA	Risk Factor	OFP	Video
2019	High	30	No

Tool	Future Grade	Report
Hit	40	Hits from an even stance; below average bat speed; good hands; knack for making contact; quality hand-eye coordination; plus eye; recognizes pitches well; works counts and waits for a pitch.
Power	30	Well below-average power; has bat speed and can put a charge into one but over the fence power isn't part of his game; primarily 2B's power.
Baserunning/Speed	60	Plus runner; has good second gear; 4.12 to 1B.
Glove	50	Can play all three OF spots and gets fair jumps and reads; nothing stands out defensively.
Arm	50	Average arm all around; has not been tested that often in game; gets to cutoff men quickly and accurately.

Scrappy, grinder, versatile player. Was old for High-A now but is performing well and was sent back to Double-A. Has organizational value but also has emergency value to a club to fill a short-term need.